John Hay High School

John Hay High School — also known as the John Hay Campus — is a public high school located in Cleveland, Ohio. John Hay is part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, with grade levels including 9th through 12th. The neoclassical school was designed by Cleveland Schools architect George Hopkinson, and was built in 1929. John Hay had undergone a complete renovation in July 2003 and opened back up in Fall 2006 with more than 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m²) of learning space. The school is located in Cleveland's centrally located University Circle district, near Case Western Reserve University.

John Hay High School
John Hay High School, October 2012
Address
2075 Stokes Boulevard Cleveland , (Cuyahoga County) , Ohio 44106 United States
Coordinates	41°30′7″N 81°36′43″W
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Opened	1929, 2006
School district	Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Superintendent	Eric Gordon
Principal	Michelle Perez,[1] Chaundria Smith,[2] Tianna Maxey [3]
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	Green and Gold[3]
Slogan	Create Explore Innovate
Athletics conference	Senate League[3]
Mascot	Hornets
Team name	Hornets[3]
USNWR ranking	1
Athletic Director	Karen Gnabah-Mortensen[3]
Website	http://www.cmsdnet.net

John Hay High School completed renovations in the 2006–2007 school year and is the home of three small schools: the Cleveland Early College High School (2002), the Cleveland School of Science and Medicine (2006), and the Cleveland School of Architecture and Design (2006). The school is named for John Hay, the former U.S. Secretary of State and part-time Cleveland resident.

Clubs and Activities

John Hay HS's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)^[4] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).^[5] In the Cleveland School of Architecture and Design there is a program called ACE. ACE stands for Architects, Construction, & Engineering and consists of people from around Cleveland who work in those fields coming to John Hay Campus on Tuesdays & Thursdays and mentoring 11th and 12th graders. The students complete projects that have been predetermined for them that relate to all three concepts and present them to the school districts CEO, the Mayor and other family and friends. At the end of a students 12th grade year if they are still in the program and have performed well the will receive a scholarship. John Hay's boys varsity basketball team were the 2010-11 Senate Champions. They were later defeated by Akron's St. Vincent- St. Mary on the road to the State Championship. The school also has an Environmental Club which has its own vegetable garden and recycling program which meets on Tuesdays; and a Poetry Club which meets on Mondays - both of which are on the Early College Floor.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Wrestling - 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943 ^[6]

Notable alumni

Athletics

• Madeline Manning, 800m Olympic Gold Medalist, 1968.
• Ruben Patterson, NBA Forward
• Charles Oakley, Retired NBA Forward - Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets (Deering Street in front of John Hay renamed "Charles Oakley Way" in his honor)
• Tim McGee, Retired NFL Wide receiver - Cincinnati Bengals
• Wesley Carroll, NFL Player, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals
• John Hicks, Retired NFL Player, College Football Hall of Famer
• Anthony Hancock, Retired NFL wide receiver - Kansas City Chiefs^[7][8]

External links

• District Website
• John Hay High School yearbooks and newsletters available on Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, various years 1934 through 2002.

Notes and references

1. "Cleveland School of Science and Medicine / Home".
2. "Faculty & Staff / Welcome".
3. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
4. "2010 State Convention – Club Point Summary" (PDF). OJCL.org. Ohio Junior Classical League. 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
5. "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010. ... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.
6. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
7. Ben Byrd, "Tim McGee: The Dean of Receivers," 1984 Football Press Guide: UT vs. Maryland (Sun Bowl), p. D-8. Originally published in the Knoxville Journal. Retrieved: 24 July 2013.
8. Thomas O'Toole, "McGee Carries Tradition at Receiver Position," 1984 Football Press Guide: UT vs. Maryland (Sun Bowl), pp. D-8, D-9. Originally published in the Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved: 24 July 2013.